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				HENRY J. AND JANE (HUBBELL) CHENEY.

HENRY J. CHENEY is one of the live men of the town of Ionia, Ionia County, and one of its very 
best citizens.  He was born in Genesee County, N. Y., February 24, 1832, and is a son of Elisha 
P. and Fanny (Pierson) Cheney, natives of New York.  Elijah Cheney, the grandfather of our 
subject, was living in Genesee County, N. Y., when the War of 1812 was declared, and served in
the army during that time.  In 1874 Elisha P. Cheney and his wife came to Michigan and located 
in  Easton Township.  Of their nine children six are now living:  Orson lives at Ludington, 
Mich., and carries on farming; Uz is living in Iowa; Jane, the wife of Harvey Rice, lives at 
Stanton, Montcalm County; Ann is at home; Mercy, the widow of James McCue, resides at Burlington,
Iowa.
	Henry J. Cheney was reared to farming pursuits, in which he continued until 1880.  His 
first farm was in Montcalm County.  This he opened up when a young man.  He married Jane Hubbell,
 a daughter of Alonzo Hubbell, January 9, 1858.  He was taken with the Western fever, and in 
1860 went to California and for three and one-half years engaged quite successfully in mining.  
He, however, became satisfied that Michigan was the best home for him, and returning, he bought 
a farm in Easton Township, which he carried on for eleven years.  He then purchased in Ionia 
Township, a farm which he still owns.  He lived in Edmore for one year when it was just started,
and kept a boarding house.  This house he exchanged for property in Ionia, and during the year 
he did well and cleared his property, by trading and sale of town lots, being very successful in 
the real estate business.  In 1880, he entered into a business connection with his 
brother-in-law, Henry F. Hubbell, with whom he has ever since been engaged in handling 
agricultural machinery.  He is a Deacon in the Church of Christ, with which he united in 1864.  
He does his full share toward the maintenance and prosecution of church work, being one of its 
most liberal members.  He is a Republican in politics, and one who uses his influence in the 
community to elevate it standards in every way.  He is full of good works, giving largely in the
direction of many charities.



This biography is taken from "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF IONIA AND MONTCALM COUNTIES,
MICHIGAN."  Chapman Brothers.  Chicago, Illinois.  1891.  Page